The island off the coast of Germany had been a point of tension for centuries before it was traded in a deal with Britain.

The history of Zanzibar is prevalent in the work of Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, including his new release, ‘Theft’, ...

The Zanzibar-born, Turner Prize-winning artist ... when I found out about this wonderful invitation to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2026.” Last year the Cameroonian Swiss museum ...

Lubaina Himid is a British artist. She was born in Zanzibar, Africa in 1954 and her family moved to the UK when she was four months old. Himid's installations are often made of large cut-outs of ...